The Italian musical term subito, which means “quickly; suddenly,” is used alongside other musical commands to make their effects immediate and abrupt.
Some common examples of subito commands include:
subito fortissimo (sff), “suddenly very loud.” subito forzando / sforzando (sfz), “suddenly with force.” subito accelerando, “suddenly speed up the tempo.”
Multilingual Synonyms:
soudainement (Fr)plötzlich; sofort (Ger)
Pronunciation:
suh-bee’-doh (U.S.); sue-bee’-ttoh
Common Misspellings:
subitto, sobito
The Italian musical term subito, which means “quickly; suddenly,” is used alongside other musical commands to make their effects immediate and abrupt.
Some common examples of subito commands include:
subito fortissimo (sff), “suddenly very loud.” subito forzando / sforzando (sfz), “suddenly with force.” subito accelerando, “suddenly speed up the tempo.”
Multilingual Synonyms:
soudainement (Fr)plötzlich; sofort (Ger)
Pronunciation:
suh-bee’-doh (U.S.); sue-bee’-ttoh
Common Misspellings:
subitto, sobito
The Italian musical term subito, which means “quickly; suddenly,” is used alongside other musical commands to make their effects immediate and abrupt.
Some common examples of subito commands include:
subito fortissimo (sff), “suddenly very loud.” subito forzando / sforzando (sfz), “suddenly with force.” subito accelerando, “suddenly speed up the tempo.”
Multilingual Synonyms:
soudainement (Fr)plötzlich; sofort (Ger)
Pronunciation:
suh-bee’-doh (U.S.); sue-bee’-ttoh
Common Misspellings:
subitto, sobito
The Italian musical term subito, which means “quickly; suddenly,” is used alongside other musical commands to make their effects immediate and abrupt.
Some common examples of subito commands include:
- subito fortissimo (sff), “suddenly very loud.”
- subito forzando / sforzando (sfz), “suddenly with force.”
- subito accelerando, “suddenly speed up the tempo.”
Multilingual Synonyms:
- soudainement (Fr)plötzlich; sofort (Ger)
Pronunciation:
- suh-bee’-doh (U.S.); sue-bee’-ttoh
Common Misspellings:
- subitto, sobito
